Richard Dutcher was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 8. In 2000, the release of his film, “God’s Army,” created a marketplace for LDS-themed movies and earned him ...

"It was going to be their follow-up to 'Team America.'" However, after the live reading of the script, it became clear that “Book of Mormon” was best suited to Broadway. “Trey and Matt thought that ...

In the early years of silent cinema, broad melodrama was the order of the day. And what could be riper for melodramatic treatment than the exotic notion of polygamy in 19th-century America? In the ...

Sundance is no longer Utah’s only indie-cinema foothold. In the past few years, the state has played host to an unprecedented surge in feature films made by Mormons, for Mormons, and set within the ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Deseret Book has announced it will acquire Excel Entertainment, a distributor of Mormon-oriented films and music, for an undisclosed amount. Deseret Book is owned by The Church ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The filmmaker behind a new four-hour documentary about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said she hopes her work will debunk some myths about the Utah-based church.

Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle interviews film archivist Dennis Nyback, on the eve of Nyback’s trip to Austin this week. He’ll be at the Alamo Drafthouse, to present his film anthologies Smoking, ...

BYU's Motion Picture Archive presents the film "Shades of Difference." This was the first film in the archive restoration to celebrate the last 150 years of BYU. (Rachel Ravsten) BYU’s Motion Picture ...